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The Connecticut Board of Regents has appointed Terrence Cheng as the new president of the state university and college system.
Cheng has been the director of the University of Connecticut s Stamford campus since 2016 and also is an English professor there. He said he couldn’t be “more blessed and more honored” for his new position.
He will succeed Mark Ojakian who retired at the end of 2020.
Cheng will begin the new job on July 2. He will oversee the system’s more than 72,000 students at Connecticut s four state universities and 12 community colleges.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) â Terrence Cheng, an only child of Taiwanese immigrants who rose in the academic world to become director of the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus, was appointed Friday as the next president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system.
The state Board of Regents for Higher Education voted unanimously to approve Cheng for the $360,000-a-year post that oversees 17 schools that serve more than 72,000 students.
Cheng, 49, who also is an English professor at UConn, will begin his new job on July 2. He will succeed Mark Ojakian, who retired in January after five years as CSSU president and a longer career in state government including chief of staff to former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
Published May 07. 2021 11:24PM
By DAVE COLLINS
HARTFORD (AP) Terrence Cheng, an only child of Taiwanese immigrants who rose in the academic world to become director of the University of Connecticut s Stamford campus, was appointed Friday as the next president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system.
The state Board of Regents for Higher Education voted unanimously to approve Cheng for the $360,000-a-year post that oversees 17 schools that serve more than 72,000 students.
Cheng, 49, who also is an English professor at UConn, will begin his new job on July 2. He will succeed Mark Ojakian, who retired in January after five years as CSCU president and a longer career in state government including chief of staff to former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
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Terrence Cheng will oversee more than 72,000 students at 17 higher education institutions – including 12 community colleges, four state universities, and Charter Oak Author: Alana Seldon (FOX61) Updated: 2:39 PM EDT May 7, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn Officials announced Friday a newly appointed president for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system.
The Board of Regents for Higher Education named Terrence Cheng as the organization s new leader.
Cheng currently serves as an English professor and campus director at UConn Stamford. He will begin his new role on July 2.
As CSCU president, Cheng will oversee more than 72,000 students at 17 higher education institutions – including 12 community colleges, four state universities, and Charter Oak State College.
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After a six month search, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents on Friday appointed Terrence Cheng, a UConn administrator, to serve as the system’s new president.
Cheng, who is currently the director of the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus and an English professor there, will oversee a CSCU system that serves more than 72,000 students attending the state’s 12 community colleges, four regional universities and Charter Oak State College.
“From the advanced manufacturing technology centers that help make Connecticut a leader in defense and aerospace, to the full spectrum of healthcare programs that help prepare leaders and practitioners to handle the next pandemic, to the strong liberal arts foundations that open students’ minds and challenge them to think differently, our public colleges and universities have it all,” Cheng said in a statement. “I look forward to working closely with CSCU’s amazing faculty and staff to s